Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/ajak

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ajak, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ajak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *azak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɟak/

Verb

*ajak

1. to invite (ask for the presence or participation of someone)

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: ajak
    • Indonesian: ajak

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *ajak